Perinatal Support Washington

10/30/2025

Please share this list of critical resources and guidance for families whose food access is at risk!

⚠️ IMPORTANT UPDATE! The USDA has announced that November SNAP benefits will not be paid to nearly 900,000 Washingtonians who rely on them. ⚠️

We're sharing here some critical resources and guidance for families whose food access is at risk:

Find Support:
🥕 Emergency Food Network: efoodnet.org/find-food
🍎 Hunger Free Washington: hungerfreewa.org
🥫 Find a Little Free Pantry in your neighborhood: thelittlefreepantries.org
🧅 Food LifeLine Food Map: https://foodlifeline.org/find-food
☎️ Call 2-1-1 or visit 211.org
🛒 S**O Community Market - 1915 4th Ave S (closed Tuesdays) https://www.northwestharvest.org/our-work/community-programs/sodo-community-market/
🍞 Seattle Food Committee: https://www.seattlefoodcommittee.org/
🥪 Check with your local churches and community organizations, Like Community Dinners (communitydinners.com/gatherings), that may be hosting food drives, serving meals, or providing food assistance

Plan Ahead this Week:
💡 Start meal planning now and take inventory of the foods you currently have.
💡With remaining October food benefits, prioritize shelf-stable, bulk, and low-cost items. * Note that any unused benefits will roll over and only expire after 274 days of EBT card inactivity.

Use Additional SNAP Programs:

If you have a remaining balance on your EBT card, you can participate in the following SNAP programs to receive additional benefits for fresh fruits & vegetables:

🍐 SNAP Produce Match - buy $10 of fresh, frozen, or canned fruits and vegetables with your EBT card at participating grocery stores and receive a $5 produce coupon: https://doh.wa.gov/you-and-your-family/nutrition-and-physical-activity/healthy-eating/snap-match-programs/snap-produce-match

💵 SNAP Market Match - visit a participating farmers market or farm stand to receive SNAP Market Match dollars. Simply visit the information booth and swipe your EBT card for the amount you’d like to spend. Participating markets will match $25 or more per day in Market Match dollars for you to spend on produce: https://doh.wa.gov/you-and-your-family/nutrition-and-physical-activity/healthy-eating/snap-match-programs/snap-market-match

⚕️ Fruit & Vegetable Prescription Program - The Washington State Department of Health’s Fruit and Vegetable Prescription (FV Rx) Program works with health care centers in Washington to prescribe fruits and vegetables to patients who are food insecure. Patients receive paper vouchers valued at $250-$500 over six months, redeemable at Safeway stores. Find out if you qualify: https://doh.wa.gov/public-health-provider-resources/public-health-system-resources-and-services/funding/fruit-and-vegetable-incentives-program/fruit-and-vegetable-prescription-program

If you have any unused benefits from any of these programs, you can still redeem them during the month of November.

10/27/2025

Hey self-identifying fathers and fathers-to-be! Wherever you are in the parenting journey, from trying to get pregnant, to caring for a newborn, up through parenting a 2-year-old, this support group is for you. Share what’s challenging and find community and support from other dads who get it. Register for our online support group, hosted by a fellow dad of three young kids, here: https://bit.ly/pswadadsgroup

10/23/2025

We wanted to share this fantastic new toolkit from the HCA on navigating the perinatal journey. Check it out!

🌿 New resource! HCA has released Navigating the Perinatal Journey, a comprehensive toolkit for supporting mental wellness during pregnancy and postpartum. It includes tools for anxiety, ADHD, su***de prevention, sleep, and behavioral health screening. Use it as one full toolkit or explore individual sections.

View the toolkit: Navigating the Perinatal Journey: https://loom.ly/4pC0dwE
Stay tuned for an upcoming webinar highlighting the toolkit.

10/22/2025

We wanted to share a heartfelt quote from an attendee at our training, "Creating a Nest of Care: Perinatal Loss Training for Birthworkers – Monthly Loss Consult":

"Being a part of Nest of Care through Perinatal Support Washington has helped me connect with other heart-centered birth workers and care workers. In going through each of the modules and discussions with the cohort, it continually reminds me of the sacredness of the work we do. As an acupuncturist and herbalist, I work with people throughout lifespans, and working with families going through their fertility, perinatal, and postpartum journeys is dear to my heart, as my own birth story involves the grief of my mother and the five miscarriages she experienced. It took her years to start talking about what had happened to her, and in witnessing my own mother’s journey through grief, it directly impacts the advocacy and space that I desire to have with the patients that see me to know they’re not alone in their experiences. I’m so grateful for a Nest of Care for the thorough education and support they’ve provided throughout this year. The people, educators, content, and dialogues we’ve shared have helped continue to motivate me in doing the work I do."

To learn more about our trainings for perinatal providers, visit: perinatalsupport.org/perinatal-trainings